Yesterday it looks like 203 additional qso's were made on Topband. Condx were good to NA from 1025z - 1100z - but rather poor later into EU. We did manage to work 33 qso's into NA during the SS opening - after 1100z signals drop rapidly though (like a rock) - so it is best to be there BEFORE we go into darkness. We have seen this for several days now - and while there are guys still hearing us and calling us - we just cannot decipher the calls after 1100z - they are about RST 119 at best after 11z. Once SR occurs in W5 W7 and W6 - signals get loud enough again to have a chance to figure out a callsign. GL to all there are 4 more chances to work us from NA - 2 on SS and 2 on SR Most of us depart on the 18th in the Am - so teardown is set for all day on the 17th -our last operations 160m will likely end at SR our time on the 17th. 73 JEFF
Jeff BriggsDXing on the Edge: The Thrill of 160 Meters Available worldwide through BookBaby, Array Solutions, DX Engineering, Radio Society of Great Britain, & Amazon _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
